Concept: Britannic [Eriophorum vaginatum] blanket bogs in the eunishabitats vocabulary

Concept URI http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/eunishabitats/D1.222
Preferred label Britannic [Eriophorum vaginatum] blanket bogs
Definition Species-poor upland blanket bog lawn communities of the Pennines overwhelmingly dominated by an open or closed canopy of low [Eriophorum vaginatum] tussocks, with few ericoid shrubs and a sparse and patchy ground cover in which sphagna are scarce; the most common vascular associates are usually [Eriophorum angustifolium] and [Deschampsia flexuosa]. They are characteristic of heavily grazed and burned expanses of blanket bog.
Notation D1.222
Status Valid
Status Modified 2014-01-31
Accepted Date 2014-01-31
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